Vincent van Gogh: A Life Forged in Color and Emotion Vincent van Gogh, born on March 30, 1853, in Groot Zundert, Netherlands, remains one of the most recognizable and profoundly influential figures in the history of Western art. Though his life was tragically short – he died in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, in July 1890 at the age of 37 – the sheer volume and emotional intensity of his work established him as a revolutionary artist whose i…